Polk County's Extreme Temperature Plan will be in effect starting at 8 a.m. Monday morning.. Highs will be in the 90s and heat indices are expected to hit triple-digits. Due to the heat, many Polk ...

The Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency has hit Polk County and its 17 municipalities, with a demand to provide ...

Aerial view of structures including gigantic tents built at the recently opened migrant detention center, “Alligator Alcatraz,” located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport ...

Hope Florida: Odd, unexplained payments raise more questions | Special Report One $10,000 donation was spent to take two kids on a “once in a lifetime” fishing trip to the Florida Keys ...

Two suspects, ages 14 and 15, have been arrested and are facing multiple felony charges, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 12-year-old Fortnite ...

USA Today Network-Florida named 16 top Old Florida restaurants, and one of Polk County's oldest made the list. Governors and a vice president have eaten there.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

Polk County students improved their passing rates in 24 of 36 tested categories on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) exams. While showing improvement in numerous categories, Polk ...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and Polk County District Attorney Jeffrey Kemp announced Wednesday that a former Polk County doctor was charged with child ...

The Clay County, Florida Emergency Management announced there’s been some sketchy activity with the official PayFLClerk site. Someone is creating fake websites and social media accounts that ...